He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 173
“Thank you sincerely for inviting me, Count Orson.”
Laila felt a strange sensation as she watched Isabella’s maid lift the hem of her dress before her, even before she could greet Count Orson herself.
‘It was me who received the invitation.’
But since she had already announced she would accompany them, perhaps that detail wasn’t important right now.
Laila already knew there was no reason for the ever-suspicious Isabella to leave her alone with Count Orson—and she also knew she wasn’t the main figure in today’s conversation.
Fortunately, Count Orson, who had apparently been forewarned, shared the same sentiment and replied without hesitation to his wife, who had cut in before Laila could offer her greeting.
“Please, come in. By the way—are you certain it’s alright? We have a guest inside.”
“Indeed, the esteemed Count Orson is always overflowing with guests, as expected. Her Highness the Princess said she wouldn’t mind at all, even if that were the case.”
“I see…”
Count Orson gave an enigmatic smile—at once unsure whether her words were praise or veiled criticism—and led them inside.
Once inside, the Countess also came to walk beside them, particularly close to Laila.
“It’s been a while, Lady Baroness. Or perhaps not as long as I thought…”
As she spoke, she gently enclosed Laila’s hand in her own. Though it was a perfectly formal greeting, Laila instantly sensed a piece of paper slipping into her palm.
“After all, dear friends always feel a pang of longing, no matter how often they meet.”
Though it was clearly meant to be discreet, she couldn’t react overtly, so she simply returned the greeting calmly and carried on.
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The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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